The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft

1563-1736

By Julian Goodare, Lauren Martin, Joyce Miller and Louise Yeoman, January 2003

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Case Details

C/EGD/156 Margaret Wallace

name of accused
Margaret Wallace
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/145
Case date start
19/2/1622
Given case date
no information
Case commission
no information
case complaint
no information
case correspondence
no information
case chronicle
no information
other details
no information

characterisation

  • consulting (secondary characteristic)
  • folk healing (secondary characteristic)
  • maleficium (secondary characteristic)
  • Implicated by another (secondary characteristic)
  • neighbourhood dispute (secondary characteristic)
  • neighbourhood dispute (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
The main protagonist in terms of healing was her associate, Christiane Grahame. The reasons for accusations against M. Wallace seem to have been related to her quarrels and her husband's business. She was mainly accused by other burgesses of roughly the same social and economic standing.

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
None
  • no information

Demonic pacts

  • no information

witches meetings

  • Witches meeting
Notes
None

Meeting places

  • no information

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

Notes
None

Counter strategies

  • Appeasement

white magic

  • no information

Elf/fairy elements

  • no information

Shape-changing

  • no information

Ritual objects

  • no information

Religious motif

  • no information

Calendar customs

  • no information

Diseases or illness

  • Human illness
  • Human death
  • Aggravating disease
  • Laying on
  • Quarreling
  • Cursing
Notes
None

Cause of witch's malice

  • Revenge
  • Revenge for being called a witch
  • Grudge

Other maleficia

Damage to property

  • no information

weather modification

  • no information

Notes
None

Other charges

  • Sorcery
  • Incantation
  • Consulting
  • Charming
Notes
None

Plea

Claimed bewitched
no
Claimed possessed
no
Admitted lesser charges
no
No defence
no
Claimed natural causes
no
Notes
No words or deeds; admits to blasphemy
Case Notes
None
references
name notes
Books of Adjournal JC2/6 fos. 59v-78v Old wrong citation (JC2/6 71r 78v); New one from Wasser JC2/6 fos. 59, 66, 71. From my notes I have JC2/6 fos. 59v-78v;(my ref. Are correct) Also in Pitcairn, Also found in the High Court Record Index, no. 1 for 20/3/1622.
RPC v12, p. 651 A note that she would be prosecuted 'befoir the Justice' on 20 march 1622'
Fasti v3, p. 378 Information about Archibald Glen, minister at Carmunnock supposedly killed by Wallace, and his nephew.
Edinburgh Town Treasurer's Accounts ECA, Town Treasurer's Accounts vol. 4 (1612-1623), 1621-2 p. 1136-7 None